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TORONTO – The archbishop of Toronto is urging all Canadians, “of any faith or no faith” to oppose “chilling” parliamentary recommendations that would ease access to doctor-assisted death.

Cardinal Thomas Collins released a statement to be read in all 225 Toronto parishes this weekend, in which he condemns a recent federal report that made suggested a blueprint for the practice in Canadian hospitals.

Collins is to personally deliver his statement at St. Paul’s Basilica Sunday morning.

“Also equally troubling is that they insist on forcing people … to take part in this. Every hospital must be willing to do euthanasia … and if an institution is to receive government funding it must be willing to be involved in killing its patients.”

Collins encouraged Canadians to contact their own MPs and even the prime minister before the Supreme Court’s June 6 deadline, by which time the government must craft right-to-die legislation.

Quebec is currently the only province with end-of-life care legislation in place, although Alberta announced this week that MLAs would begin gathering public feedback to establish guidelines on the issue.